Free Web NovelChapter 216: Chapter 25: Demon Tide, Seven Kills, Saving a Beauty
An incredibly dense, pitch-black Demon Smoke first billowed up from the bottom of the massive crater. freёwebnovel.com
The Demon Smoke slammed directly into the barrier of light formed by the Netherworld Prison Suppression Array, exploding outward.
The roiling Demon Smoke churned and surged, filling the entire massive crater in the blink of an eye.
The Demon Smoke seethed like boiling water, continuously "corroding" and battering the light of the Grand Array.
At that moment, everyone inside the Grand Array was on high alert, their full attention fixed on the Demon Smoke before them.
The next wave of the Demon Tide had arrived.
Fortunately, the Yinluo Sect’s Nine Peaks had now gathered, completely reinforcing the Netherworld Prison Suppression Array.
Above the southeastern Demon-Exorcising Platform, Fang Cheng sat cross-legged in the void, holding his position in the core of the Seven Kills Array, his entire being radiating a formidable Sword Intent.
A massive Poisonous Toad suddenly burst from the seething Demon Smoke before him. It was a kaleidoscope of colors, as large as a palace, and it let out a thunderous roar as it lunged toward the nimbus of light that was Fang Cheng.
Fang Cheng pointed, and the Dragon Abyss Sword shot out in an instant.
The Sword Light channeled the power of the Seven Kills Array, erupting into a thousand-foot-long beam that slashed toward the Poisonous Toad.
The blade of light and the toad collided mid-air; the beam flashed past in an instant!
The Poisonous Toad was instantly sliced in two, its black blood raining down from the sky.
A Tier Two Early Stage demon, killed just like that.
’This Grand Array is truly effective. That strike barely took any effort...’
The thought flashed through Fang Cheng’s mind. After all, it was his first time participating in such a large-scale Array, so he took a moment to get accustomed to it.
After slaying the Poisonous Toad with a single strike, he released the Li Hen Demon Light. The pitch-black Demonic Light vanished into the Demon Smoke, becoming almost invisible and impossible to distinguish.
The Demonic Light enveloped the Poisonous Toad’s corpse, and the massive Tier Two demon immediately erupted in pitch-black flames, burning fiercely.
At the same time, within Fang Cheng’s Qi Sea, the Resentment Demon Bead trembled slightly as a surge of dense, pure Spiritual Qi quietly flowed out.
A glint appeared in Fang Cheng’s eyes, and a hint of joy, almost imperceptible, showed on his face.
’Looks like coming to the Earth Abyss was the right decision.’
Just then, countless more demons emerged from the roiling black Demon Smoke.
Blood Centipedes, lizards, venomous snakes, Poisonous Toads, Demon Insects... a bizarre and motley crew, all of them ferocious and sinister.
Almost a third of them were Tier Two demons; the rest were all Tier One.
Looking down from high above, one would see a thirty-mile-wide crater from which swarms of demons ceaselessly poured out of the roiling black smoke, charging toward the eight Demon-Exorcising Platforms inside the Netherworld Prison Suppression Array.
Eight dazzling columns of spiritual light flared to life, fearlessly clashing with the demons.
Within the Seven Kills Array, starlight flared brilliantly.
As Fang Cheng executed a Sword Technique, the Dragon Abyss Sword let out a sudden, piercing shriek.
The Sword Light trembled mid-air and split into nine beams.
Each of the nine beams then split again, becoming eighty-one!
In that moment, the sky surged with Sword Auras and was crisscrossed by Sword Qi. The blades of light weaved back and forth, filling the heavens with murderous intent!
All the demons surging toward his position were held back by the Sword Light.
Ordinary Tier One Demons were killed instantly the moment they touched the Sword Light filling the air. frёewebηovel.cѳm
The Tier Two demons used their individual Talent Divine Techniques to resist, but they too were slain after holding out for only a few breaths.
Fang Cheng remained seated cross-legged in the void. While battling the endless swarm of demons, he simultaneously activated the Li Hen Demon Light to refine all of their corpses.
At the same time, he summoned a pitch-black Great Banner. Its surface was embroidered with countless ghostly sigils, and a wave of bone-chilling, sinister energy billowed out from it.
He infused the banner with a stream of Magical Power, and an invisible vortex immediately appeared on its surface, which began to devour the souls of the demonic beasts he had slain.
The Netherworld Banner.
Before long, Fang Cheng was surrounded by a seemingly endless, inexhaustible horde of demons.
The space for miles around him had transformed into a great furnace of flesh and blood. Countless demons poured in, only to be slain by the incomparably sharp Sword Light, then incinerated and refined by the Demonic Light, their souls ultimately devoured by the Netherworld Banner.
Within Fang Cheng’s Qi Sea, the Resentment Demon Bead—perfectly round and brimming with life—spun ceaselessly, constantly devouring and converting the Demon Essence.
Fang Cheng calmly manipulated the Sword Light, borrowing the might of the Seven Kills Array to elevate its power to an unprecedented level.
Gradually, in addition to the endless swarm of Tier One demons, more powerful Tier Two demons began to emerge from the Demon Smoke.
Tier Two Mid Stage, and even Tier Two Late Stage demons.
If the Netherworld Prison Suppression Array was the final line of defense, then the Seven Kills Array was the first.
This killing array’s strength was not in defense; it used offense as its shield. Presiding over the array’s core, Fang Cheng felt his own killing intent stoked by its overwhelming murderous aura.
He commanded the Dragon Abyss Sword, its eighty-one beams of light weaving a masterful web that firmly guarded the core of the Seven Kills Array.
Miles away, the other six champions were also unleashing their techniques, drawing on the Grand Array’s power to slaughter the demons with all their might.
On the Demon-Exorcising Platform, Cai Li and Xiao Qi remained still, quietly observing the developing battle.
The two of them were the second line of defense.
If necessary, they could take control of the Seven Kills Array at a moment’s notice.
Celestial Demons are born from the universal concepts of chaos, slaughter, consumption, and madness.
The Demonic Qi they produce is especially adept at corrupting the Spiritual Mechanism of Heaven and Earth and tainting Spiritual Qi.
These demons were all subterranean creatures that had been corrupted by Celestial Demons.
In Fang Cheng’s eyes, these demons possessed the physical bodies and power of Tier Two, but they fought purely on instinct and rudimentary intellect, with no skill whatsoever.
To a Sword Cultivator like him, who had long since achieved Sword Heart Clarity, they were full of openings. A single casual strike from him could hit a vital point and deliver a killing blow.
What’s more, his Sword Dao Cultivation had greatly improved; his Sword Light was now incomparably fast and ever-changing. Though the demons were numerous, his Sword Light darted among them like blooming fireworks, slaying them one by one with a strange, terrible beauty.
On the Demon-Exorcising Platform, Xiao Qi scanned their surroundings and couldn’t help but exclaim, "Mr. Cai, Suanni has only been in the Law Enforcement Hall for a few years, hasn’t he? He’s incredible... truly incredible!"
